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PHYSICS
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TOPICAL PAST PAPERS, ATP
QUESTIONS AND REVISION
CHECKLIST
BY MUHAMMAD TAYYEB
AVAILIBLE AT : GCECOMPILATION.COM
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MCQ ON VERNIER CALIPERS AND MICROMETER SCREWGAUGE
Q1. The width of a wooden block is measured using vernier calipers.
What is the width of the block?
A 3.5 mm B 5.3 mm C 8.0 mm D 8.5 mm
Q2. In an experiment, a ball is rolled down a curved track that is about half a metre long.
Which measuring device should be used to measure the length accurately?
A metre rule
B micrometer
C tape measure
D vernier calipers
Q3. What is the reading on this micrometer?
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A 5.43 mm B 6.63 mm C 7.30 mm D 8.13 mm
Q4. A manufacturer needs to measure accurately the dimensions of a wooden floor tile.
The approximate dimensions of the tile are shown.
Which instruments measure each of these dimensions accurately?
Q5. Which instrument is most easily used to measure the internal diameter of a pipe?
A manometer
B measuring cylinder
C micrometer
D vernier calipers
Q6. Vernier calipers read to one tenth of a millimetre.
Which reading shows this precision?
A 3.3cm B 3.31cm C 3.310cm D 3.312cm
Q7. Vernier calipers are shown with the jaws closed.
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What is the zero error?
A 0.04 cm B 0.05 cm C 0.14 cm D 0.15 cm
Q8. A plumber measures, as accurately as possible, the length and internal diameter of a straight
copper pipe.
The length is approximately 80 cm and the internal diameter is approximately 2 cm.
What is the best combination of instruments for the plumber to use?
Q9. The diameter and the length of a thin wire, approximately 1 m in length, are measured as
accurately as possible.
What are the best instruments to use?
Q10. A manufacturer measures accurately the dimensions of a wooden floor tile.
O LEVEL
PHYSICS
STUDY PACK
TOPICAL PAST PAPERS, ATP
QUESTIONS AND REVISION
CHECKLIST
BY MUHAMMAD TAYYEB
AVAILIBLE AT : GCECOMPILATION.COM
, 1
MCQ ON VERNIER CALIPERS AND MICROMETER SCREWGAUGE
Q1. The width of a wooden block is measured using vernier calipers.
What is the width of the block?
A 3.5 mm B 5.3 mm C 8.0 mm D 8.5 mm
Q2. In an experiment, a ball is rolled down a curved track that is about half a metre long.
Which measuring device should be used to measure the length accurately?
A metre rule
B micrometer
C tape measure
D vernier calipers
Q3. What is the reading on this micrometer?
, 2
A 5.43 mm B 6.63 mm C 7.30 mm D 8.13 mm
Q4. A manufacturer needs to measure accurately the dimensions of a wooden floor tile.
The approximate dimensions of the tile are shown.
Which instruments measure each of these dimensions accurately?
Q5. Which instrument is most easily used to measure the internal diameter of a pipe?
A manometer
B measuring cylinder
C micrometer
D vernier calipers
Q6. Vernier calipers read to one tenth of a millimetre.
Which reading shows this precision?
A 3.3cm B 3.31cm C 3.310cm D 3.312cm
Q7. Vernier calipers are shown with the jaws closed.
, 3
What is the zero error?
A 0.04 cm B 0.05 cm C 0.14 cm D 0.15 cm
Q8. A plumber measures, as accurately as possible, the length and internal diameter of a straight
copper pipe.
The length is approximately 80 cm and the internal diameter is approximately 2 cm.
What is the best combination of instruments for the plumber to use?
Q9. The diameter and the length of a thin wire, approximately 1 m in length, are measured as
accurately as possible.
What are the best instruments to use?
Q10. A manufacturer measures accurately the dimensions of a wooden floor tile.
